News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
City Year New Hampshire announces it has been awarded a multi-year grant of $112,000 in matching funds to present a free outdoor music series at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Manchester in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
The Press Room in Portsmouth welcomes folk-rock band Driftwood on November 22.
This weekend has it all. Santa. Slam poetry. Thanksgiving Supper. Community food drives. Pasta Palooza. Picnic Potluck. Ugly Thrift-Mas Party. Wicked Listening Party. Wicked Joyful Pop-up Shop. And the list goes on! There’s bound to be at least one event that piques your interest this weekend. Enjoy it!
Your musical weekend starts here and now. Lots to see, hear, and experience.
The holiday season kicks off with the 3rd Annual Merrymaking on West Merrimack, a free street festival that transforms West Merrimack Street into a winter wonderland surrounded by the historic Amoskeag Millyard housing. The event invites families, friends and neighbors to gather for an afternoon of music, food, shopping and holiday cheer.
The NH Therapeutic Cannabis Program has been operating with little fanfare and minimal public attention since it began serving patients in 2016. This year, we look forward to bringing this program out of the shadows and into the light at New Hampshire’s inaugural Cannabis Conference.
Manchester is participating in the The 2025 Southern New Hampshire Tour of Lights! Residents are encouraged to decorate the exterior of their homes with festive lights this upcoming holiday season and then register their address no later than Wednesday, December 3.
New Hampshire’s population is changing faster than a snowstorm turns to spring mud. So, celebrating the state’s patchwork quilt of holiday traditions has never been more important, or entertaining.
If Christmas at Over Comers ties Concord’s African diaspora to its faith roots, Kwanzaa has become the bridge for Black communities in Nashua and Manchester to honor culture and history.
From Massachusetts’ cranberry country to France’s Grande Champagne vineyards, French-American singer/songwriter Keenan Cooney traveled miles to find his musical groove.
New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) announces new programs in its Humanities to Go speakers bureau that are available for libraries, historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations to book and offer to their communities.
The event, something new and exciting to promote the arts and give the spotlight to those who might not have a creative outlet, is a joint endeavor by Rhythm & Roots and the Palace Theatres.
The Red Arrow Diner opened its flagship location in Manchester in 1922. Now 103 years later Mike Morin, a radio host, Nashua Telegraph columnist and author, will be discussing those first 100 years as he visits Balin Books in Nashua on Saturday November 22 at 2 pm introducing and signing his book If These Walls Could Talk: Celebrating 100 Years of the Red Arrow, America’s Most Beloved Diner.
The Business Alliance invites the community to shop, connect, and celebrate creativity at its Holiday Marketplace on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Olive Grove Event Center, 201 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH.
Does your tween’s Labubu need a fresh look? If your answer is ‘yes!’ and not, ‘a La-what-y?’, well then, you’re in luck this weekend! Still confused? Just go ask the nearest tween what a Labubu is…
But if you’re not hip to the Labubu jive, maybe you can hit up the People’s Potluck, the National Pickle Day Party, or get ahead of your holiday shopping at one of the many holiday craft markets instead of putting it all off ’til the last minute again this year!
For the first time, the public is invited to the exclusive holiday party of one of Manchester’s greatest philanthropists. As you enter through the large wooden doors of the Manning House you will be transported back to 1925.
Exhibition at Positive Street Art featuring Haudenosaunee and Mashpee Wampanoag Art.
It’s gonna be a busy weekend for music and live performances. Get out there and enjoy.
From curating the menu to creating a warm dining experience—Trejo’s passion shines through every detail at the restaurant, according to Shah. Her vision is to make guests feel like family and transport them to the heart of Mexico, even if it is just for a moment.
